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Nov 12 2008

Joseph Boyden Wins the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Published by Susan Keeping at 6:31 pm under Authors, Literature, writers Edit This

Canadian author Joseph Boyden has been awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Through Black Spruce. In addition to the prestige of winning the award, Boyden also receives $50,000. It is also a proven fact that sales of the winners books usually go through the roof after winning the Giller Prize.

Boyden teaches writing at the University of Louisiana. He has homes in New Orleans and in Northern Ontario.

The winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced on November 11th in an hour-long televised program on the Bravo television network hosted by Seamus O’Regan.

The winning novel, Through Black Spruce is about a native Canadian model who goes missing in New York City.

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One Response to “Joseph Boyden Wins the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize”

  1. # fliton 15 Nov 2008 at 1:41 pm edit this

    I’ve read the first few chapters… it wasn’t horrible..but really did not engage my interest

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